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2023 Prius review, Mustang Mach-E LFP details, Fisker Ocean battery swapping: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

In a review of the 2023 Toyota Prius, with some closer scrutiny paid in daily driving situations, we found the latest. Is Toyota about to ramp up its commitment to EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 5, 2023.

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Is the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid The Invisible Plug-In Car?

Green Car Reports

But while Nissan, General Motors and Fisker have attracted the spotlight as more and more customers step up for their new cars, Press coverage of Toyota’s 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid has been small.

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GM Electric Cars Carry Stars To Pre-Oscars Green Carpet Event

Green Car Reports

Stars and green cars are nothing new--several have admitted to owning Toyota Prius in the past, while others have been spotted in Tesla Roadsters or Fisker Karmas. At Global Green USA's 10th Pre-Oscar party on Wednesday, a host more stars were caught alongside two electric vehicles--the 2013 Chevrolet Volt and 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV.

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Kona N vs GR Corolla, 2024 Acura Integra Sort S: Nowadays’s Automotive Information

Baua Electric

Acura MDX: Evaluate Crossover SUVs 2025 Tiny Cooper electrical hatch coming with as much as 215 hp Fisker plans in order swappable batteries to Ocean EV through 2024 2024 Toyota Tacoma divulge eager for Would possibly 19 Assessment: 2024 Chevrolet Trax Nürburgring now calls for automobiles in a position to a minimum of 80 mph CarMax: Homeowners buying (..)

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More EVs than PHEVs at the Frankfurt Motor Show

Green Car Congress

Of the 11 PHEVs: 10 are extended range electric vehicles—Toyota’s concept Prius PHEV is the only non-series hybrid plug-in. 9 (82%) are production prototypes or concepts; only the Fisker Karma and Karma-S are in production or near production. Of the 42 vehicles, 11 (26%) are plug-in hybrids, the remainder are EVs.

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Do Plug-In Hybrids Matter? #YouTellUs

Green Car Reports

Toyota is set to launch the new 2012 Plug-In Prius early next year, and Fisker is set to deliver its first. While electric cars like the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Roadster are already here, plug-in hybrids are stepping stones between hybrids and full electric cars for many manufacturers.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach. There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity.

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